Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 388
Youngest recorded age at locality: 388

mindat Locality ID: 235223
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235223.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Crescent Hill
Little Volcano

Latitude: 39°50'52"N
Longitude: 120°55'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.847777777778,-120.92666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Copper	None	Spinel

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Au Cr Fe Hg Mg O Pt S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Copper None Spinel

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Gold ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Platinum ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	388	388	10	168338,168339,168341,168342,168344,168346,168348,168350,168352,168360	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	168372	2600
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			9	168364,168365,168367,168368,168369,168370,168372,168373,168374	30554
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	388	388	1	168351	311
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			2	168368,168372	485

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
podchrome-00232	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	86140	Diamond Claim, Benner-Barrington Group (Benner And Barrington Group; Pine Cone Claim; Oakie Claim; Lucky Three Claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	Diamond Claim	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00233	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	86685	White Fir Claim, Benner-Barrington Group (Benner And Barrington Group; Pine Cone Claim; Oakie Claim; Lucky Three Claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	White Fir Claim	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00231	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	86099	Clover Leaf Claim, Crescent Hill, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	Clover Leaf Claim	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00234	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	213060	Commander Claim, Maurezzio Group (Deerhorn Claim; Deerhorn Extension Claim; Commander Extension Claim; Bottle Springs Claim; Bottlespring Claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	Commander Claim	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00230	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	86374	McCarty Mine (Jitney Mine), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	McCarty	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00235	388	388	pre-Early Devonian-Jurassic (388±17 Ma U-Pb zircon from felsic igneous rocks; 174 Ma K-Ar white mica from blueschists)	Cr	86088	Chicago Claims Nos. 1 & 2, Little Volcano, Middle Fork Of Feather River Area, Plumas Co., California, USA	Chicago Claim	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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